Information Commissioner's Office

Baverstock Academy

1 December 2016, Education (School)

The complainant has requested from Baverstock Academy (the Academy) copies of minutes of different committees, along with communications with the Education Funding Agency (EFA) on financial matters. The Academy has provided some information in response to the request but withheld the remaining records under variously sections 22 (information intended for future publication), 30 (investigations and proceedings), 31 (law enforcement), 38 (health and safety), 40 (personal data), 41 (information provided in confidence), 42 (legal professional privilege) and 43 (commercial interests) of FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that, with the exception of information contained in two documents to which section 22 was incorrectly applied, the withheld information is subject to one of sections 40, 41, 42 or 43 of FOIA. In light of her findings, the Commissioner requires the Academy to disclose a complete copy of the EFA’s letter of 10 August and a redacted version of the EFA’s letter of 2 October 2015.

FOI 22: Upheld FOI 38: Not upheld FOI 40: Not upheld FOI 41: Not upheld FOI 42: Not upheld FOI 43: Not upheld